Steph's 2nd best basketball ability?

[Spintown]

LeBron gave up and sat home in 2019 when he didn't have a top 5 player carry him in the RS in a real conference

Between one of you lying about him crying to Silver to another lying about the lakers being injured, im amazed that yall are trying those old "lie on em" tactics in this era. Now, u post proof or stfu. You dont pile on lie after lie. That worked back before the net, lol

you LeBron stans brought the lies to this thread to slander Steph, imma start going twice as ham on LeBron, this is nothing, there is a lot of material to work with.

Not even a Lebron stan so...

and you are the one that brought up Lebron in a Curry thread in a way to deflect. You are obsessed, you need go see a therapist to get some mental work done

[art_tatum]

1. shooting (and gravity ill put in one)- best in the league

2. Off ball movement- best in the league

3. Finishing around the basket- consistently one of the top guards in layup %. Knows how to use english.

4. Rebounding - very good rebounder for his size. 5-6 rebounds a game now in his prime. Example: last year he had 5.5 rebounds. Look at the 6-7 to 6-11 star guards and small fowards that average 7-8 rebounds a game. They are called good rebounders. Thats a difference of 1.5 to 2 rebounds a game.

5. Passing- above average for a pg. Dropped 8.5 assists when he was a traditional point guard not even in his prime and pre-stats/pace inflation that happened the past 4 years. Still drops 5-7 assists per game now in his prime even when he is primarily off ball. Also top of the league in hockey assists.

[Rodwilliams]

TOP3 in REB between guard smaller than 6-4

Westbrook
Murray
Curry

You know he only averaged one more rebound than Dame right?

So?

You made it sound like it was some incredible feat. I’m like hold up, Damian Lillard did the same thing averaging one less rebound.

[Rodwilliams]

Extraordinary gravitational pull.

Watch on YouTube

Found a video with James Harden literally doing the same exact thing. Y’all gotta do better bro.

Watch on YouTube

[Rodwilliams]

TOP3 in REB between guard smaller than 6-4

Westbrook
Murray
Curry

You know he only averaged one more rebound than Dame right?

While I haven't looked into this he has a point. Curry's TRB% is 8.5 and Lillard is at 6.3. Curry also has higher % than Murray. For his size Curry is good at hunting down rebounds by all accounts

Faster pace + more threes being taken = more rebounds. Ball bounces out further from threes being taken which allows point guards to get more rebounds. You really think Curry is down there boxing out getting those rebounds?

[BoatsNZones]

You know he only averaged one more rebound than Dame right?

While I haven't looked into this he has a point. Curry's TRB% is 8.5 and Lillard is at 6.3. Curry also has higher % than Murray. For his size Curry is good at hunting down rebounds by all accounts

Faster pace + more threes being taken = more rebounds. Ball bounces out further from threes being taken which allows point guards to get more rebounds. You really think Curry is down there boxing out getting those rebounds?

%'s are hard huh.

[Rodwilliams]

While I haven't looked into this he has a point. Curry's TRB% is 8.5 and Lillard is at 6.3. Curry also has higher % than Murray. For his size Curry is good at hunting down rebounds by all accounts

Faster pace + more threes being taken = more rebounds. Ball bounces out further from threes being taken which allows point guards to get more rebounds. You really think Curry is down there boxing out getting those rebounds?

%'s are hard huh.

I’ll be honest I’m not too good with advanced stats. I was just using common sense on how the rebounds are acquired. Dame still isn’t far behind him regardless in rebounding.

[BoatsNZones]

Faster pace + more threes being taken = more rebounds. Ball bounces out further from threes being taken which allows point guards to get more rebounds. You really think Curry is down there boxing out getting those rebounds?

%'s are hard huh.

I’ll be honest I’m not too good with advanced stats. I was just using common sense on how the rebounds are acquired. Dame still isn’t far behind him regardless in rebounding.

I was just being a dick sorry. If it's a percentage it just means it's the percentage of rebounds acquired relative to rebounds available, so pace/possessions is irrelevant (rebounds per game it would matter). Steph's not a great rebounder, but like his defense he's smart/aware and acts quickly. It's something he was always decent at, and got much better as he built up his strength/bbiq over the years (and has never hunted for them ahead of teammates like some do). Not something I'd look at as elite, just another thing he's very solid at.

[JN61]

You know he only averaged one more rebound than Dame right?

While I haven't looked into this he has a point. Curry's TRB% is 8.5 and Lillard is at 6.3. Curry also has higher % than Murray. For his size Curry is good at hunting down rebounds by all accounts

Faster pace + more threes being taken = more rebounds. Ball bounces out further from threes being taken which allows point guards to get more rebounds. You really think Curry is down there boxing out getting those rebounds?

No. I don't think one bit Curry is down there fighting for rebounds and boxing out. I haven't seen any other normal sized PG than Westbrook do it regularly. What Curry do (is my assumption) is quick with his feet and hunts down rebounds that bounce away from the reach of bigger players. That is very valuable for your team no doubt. Long rebounds and launching off fast break instantly is very valuable for your team. His TRB% would indicate he is far more active on this front than guys like Murray or Lillard that were mentioned here.

[KootenayRapFan]

Perhaps i have missed it the comment, but the obvious answer is mouth guard throwing ability

[rtiff68]

whining to the refs

What's ironic about this post...

Think about all of top MVP candidates over the past decade or two: how many of them foul bait and/or complain to the refs less than Curry?

LeBron?
Duncan?
Wade?
Harden?
Paul?

He's actually an outlier in the opposite direction when you think about it. I'm guessing you only brought it up because it's a popular, often cliché talking point when criticizing a popular player.

[ceiling raiser]

Steph is an underrated team defender and passer. I do however think his second best ability has to be moving off-ball.

[Optms]

Extraordinary gravitational pull.

Watch on YouTube

Found a video with James Harden literally doing the same exact thing. Y’all gotta do better bro.

Watch on YouTube

Nope.

Curry's gravity exists even when he doesn't have the ball in his hands. I didn't see any clip of Harden moving off the ball with 3 defenders covering him. In fact, I've never seen that in NBA history from any player. Try again.

[DroseReturnChi]

1. shooting (and gravity ill put in one)- best in the league

2. Off ball movement- best in the league

3. Finishing around the basket- consistently one of the top guards in layup %. Knows how to use english.

4. Rebounding - very good rebounder for his size. 5-6 rebounds a game now in his prime. Example: last year he had 5.5 rebounds. Look at the 6-7 to 6-11 star guards and small fowards that average 7-8 rebounds a game. They are called good rebounders. Thats a difference of 1.5 to 2 rebounds a game.

5. Passing- above average for a pg. Dropped 8.5 assists when he was a traditional point guard not even in his prime and pre-stats/pace inflation that happened the past 4 years. Still drops 5-7 assists per game now in his prime even when he is primarily off ball. Also top of the league in hockey assists.

1. yes
2. yes but part of 1 all great shooters are also great off ball
3. overrated avg gets blocked multiple times and cant beat slower 7ft guys
4. maybe its gs system like westbrook gang rebound
5. def below avg. he had ridiculous usage had 5 assists last yr. westbrook is a model for steph he has no gravity, shot but gets triple steph's assists/rebounds.

look i love steph as a person but as a player man hes just worse than irving/westbrook in pretty much every aspect and these guys are labelled losers fringe star talent.

[Marrrcuss]

Steph must be th only guy ever to have 'gravity'. He's the ONLY one it's EVER mentioned with.

Anyone that else have it?

[DroseReturnChi]

TOP3 in REB between guard smaller than 6-4

Westbrook
Murray
Curry

You know he only averaged one more rebound than Dame right?

its ok according to curry fans he is a godly rebounder when westbrook triples him and after him its a wash.
yep curry is an elite rebounder i never knew he is the goat. seriously i have never seen someone mention he is a top 3 its embarassing.

[a8bil]

Extraordinary gravitational pull.

Watch on YouTube

Found a video with James Harden literally doing the same exact thing. Y’all gotta do better bro.

Watch on YouTube

Nope.

Curry's gravity exists even when he doesn't have the ball in his hands. I didn't see any clip of Harden moving off the ball with 3 defenders covering him. In fact, I've never seen that in NBA history from any player. Try again.

And, how does citing one of the elite gravity players in the league show that Curry is not elite in that category?

[DroseReturnChi]

Atleast Lebron was still able to win Finals MVP.

Steph begged for KD to come, then got bent over, got his lunch money taken, and cried even though his team won.

LeBron cried to Adam Silver to have Draymond Green suspended and even lobbied to suspend him for another game so that he can win against a short handed Warriors. Without that LeBron would be ringless in Cleveland and 0-4 against Stephen Curry.

LeBron would barely have 1 ring in the west, even in the East dude cried and left Cleveland to join two other top 5 players in D Wade and Bosh just to win in a historically **** conference

sure but curry would have 0 if presti only didnt trade harden. your lucky ur owner is light yrs ahead of a poor okc owner he should offer his deep pockets. lebron cheated but at least he carried several times he would have won 2 or 3 if he didnt make superteams. curry hes just useless as in his early warrior days he was so pahetic lacob tried to ship his damaged good for nothing.
both lebron and steph didnt do right way but boy theres a lot of gap between them getting few meaningless rs mvp doesnt make them equal. we can talk after he gets his fmvp.

[DroseReturnChi]

Steph must be th only guy ever to have 'gravity'. He's the ONLY one it's EVER mentioned with.

Anyone that else have it?

rgm teaching me new every day. never knew there was a thing called gravity. you mean irvings flat earth theory?

[ceiling raiser]

Steph must be th only guy ever to have 'gravity'. He's the ONLY one it's EVER mentioned with.

Anyone that else have it?

For the most part it's guys like Shaq or Dirk who dominate in the post. Some players like Steph, as well as Dame, Lillard, Harden, Trae warp the court from the outside, because they can hit threes from incredibly deep. I might throw TMac in there too.